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4 Jeju Police Officers Placed on Administrative Leave over Premature Closure of Missing Person Case

Summary by The Korea Times
Police said Tuesday they have placed four officers on administrative leave in connection with the premature closure of a missing person case on the southern island of Jeju amid allegations of misconduct. The National Police Agency said it placed the head of the Jeju Seobu Police Station, the station's former chief and two senior investigators on standby, with plans to conduct an internal investigation into how they handled the case. The move com…

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Han Ji-eun = The National Police Agency has launched an inspection into the entire system of case handling, command, management, and supervision regarding allegations of a false closure of the Jeju missing persons case...

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Prime Minister Han Duck-soo strongly ordered a thorough full investigation and system overhaul by the police regarding the controversy over the inadequate response to the Jeju missing persons case. The police arrested the officer in charge suspected of falsely closing the case and began work to improve the overall missing persons investigation system.

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조선일보 broke the news on Monday, August 24, 2026.
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